New York Police Officer ‘Assassinated’ While Sitting in Police Vehicle

New York City police officer Miosotis Familia was fatally shot in the head on Wednesday while sitting in a police vehicle in the Bronx.

Familia, a 48-year-old mother of three, was shot by Alexander Bonds, 34, according to the NYPD. Familia was rushed to St. Barnabas hospital, where she died during surgery, the New York Post reported.

Bonds approached Familia at 12:30 a.m. and shot through the window of the vehicle without warning, sources told the Post. Familia was sitting inside a temporary headquarters vehicle at East 183rd Street and Morris Avenue in Fordham Heights.

A law enforcement source told the Post the shooting appeared to be a “cop assassination.”